Host: David Birch

Panellists: Terrie Smith (DIGISEQ), Leanne Kemp (Everledger)

Date: April 22nd 9am BST (Duration: 45 min Panel + 15 min Q&A)

The IoT market is projected to have 41 billion devices globally by 2027.

Ann Cairns (Executive Vice-Chair at MasterCard) said in 2018 that it will be the year you wear your wallet.

Jorn Lambert (Executive Vice President, Digital Solutions Mastercard) said in 2019 that there’s no better time to talk about the future of wearables.

Dave Birch says: ‘This is only the beginning. The secure microchips that are inside the Prada bracelet or the Golden Globes can be inside everything from smart watches to luxury handbags, from aircraft parts to bottles of whisky.’

Imagine a world where you can use your mobile to turn your watch, wristband or any object of your choice into your contactless payments device, your ID or as an access key. Picture an eco-system where the wallet is redundant and your money and identity safe on a ledger that could never be erased and the origins were never disputed.

Tune in to hear an exclusive conversation between Dave and three of the world’s experts, Simon Phillips, Terrie Smith and Leanne Kemp. Learn how they were able to provision the Golden Globes with true digital identity, a K Ring with payments and a bottle of Lucozade into a ticket for The London Underground!

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About the Host:

David G.W Birch is an author, advisor and commentator on digital financial services. Principal at 15Mb, his advisory company, he is Global Ambassador for the secure electronic transactions consultancy, Consult Hyperion, Fintech Ambassador for Digital Jersey and now Non-Executive Chair at Digiseq Ltd. He is an internationally-recognised thought leader in digital identity and digital money. Ranked one of the top 100 fintech influencers for 2021, previously named one of the global top 15 favourite sources of business information by Wired magazine and one of the top ten most influential voices in banking by Financial Brand, he created one of the top 25 “must read” financial IT blogs and was found by PR Daily to be one of the top ten Twitter accounts followed by innovators (along with Bill Gates and Richard Branson).

About the Panellists:

Leanne Kemp is Founder and CEO of Everledger. She is a prominent figure in the technology sector. Leanne co-chairs the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on the Future of Manufacturing and takes part in the Global Future Council on Blockchain. She also leads workstreams at the Global Blockchain Business Council, co-chairs the World Trade Board’s Sustainable Trade Action Group, and is on the IBM Blockchain Platform Board of Advisors. Leanne’s awards include the AIM Global Allan Gilligan Award 2019, Advance Global Australian Awards 2018 for Technology Innovation, and Innovator of the Year 2016 and 2018 at the Women in IT Awards (London). In 2018, her entrepreneurial success saw her appointed as the Queensland Chief Entrepreneur in Australia, to develop the state’s startup ecosystem, attract investment and support job creation. She was the first female entrepreneur to hold this position. Her tenure ended in December 2020.

Terrie Smith is a passionate mobile payments expert with over 20 years’ industry experience. She was awarded the IET Achievement Medal in 2019 and crowned one of the 20 Most Influential Women in Payments by PaymentsSource in 2020. She has a proven track record in the payments industry and is included in fundamental patents related to provisioning and tokenisation - She was instrumental in shaping the MasterCard Digital Enable System (MDES), used to support Apple Pay. Terrie co-founded the award-winning IoT platform DIGISEQ in 2014 where she serves as Chief Executive and is focused on revolutionising the Wearable and IoT market while enabling traditional manufacturers to deliver cutting edge functionality to their customers.